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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dr. Kevin Stein
4 on being named Poet Laureate for the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Dr. Stein is the author of five books of poetry,
6 two scholarly books, and numerous poems published in
7 prestigious journals and anthologies; he coauthored the book
8 Illinois Voices, an anthology of twentieth century Illinois
9 poetry; he attracted a broad audience of readers, both within
10 the State and on a national level, with his poems that draw
11 from his personal experiences, both historical and current, and
12 have been described as being "evocative journeys into the drama
13 of the human condition"; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Dr. Stein was the recipient of the 1987 Frederick
15 Bock Price awarded by "Poetry", the 1992 Devins Award for
16 Poetry, the 1998 Indiana Review Poetry Award, and he was a
17 nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2001; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Dr. Stein is a recognized teacher and the creative
19 writing program director at Bradley University; in recognition
20 of his accomplishments as poet, critic, editor, and teacher, he
21 has received the University's highest honors including being
22 named the 1989 Faculty Member of the Year, receiving the Samuel
23 Rothberg Award for Professional Excellence, and receiving the
24 2000 Caterpillar Professor of English Award; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Dr. Stein has a proven ability to organize poetry
26 readings and symposia; he has directed Bradley University's
27 Visiting Writer Series since 1984; therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 congratulate Dr. Kevin Stein on being named Poet Laureate for

 

 

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1 the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Dr. Kevin Stein as an expression of our respect
4 and esteem.